‘One day the war will end’: Yemeni artist draws hope from war smoke (IMAGES)

Yemeni artist Saba Jallas transforms scenes where most people see only suffering, in the horrors of the war that is tearing her country apart, into works of hope-inspiring art – using nothing but her smartphone.

In Saba’s depictions, women, children, birds, and flowers replace the smoke of devastating explosions and bombed out buildings are reimagined as being built anew – all in an attempt to give hope to the people of Yemen.

“For me living without hope is impossible. I’m just looking for anything that can keep the hope inside as alive. I believe that drawing smiles is better than living with tears and sadness all the time,” Jallas told RT in an interview.

The Saudi-led coalition began its bombing campaign in Yemen in March 2014 to back the Sunni Muslim government that had been toppled by Shia Houthi rebels, whom Riyadh accuses of links with its regional rival, Iran.